Green-living.

In starting up an online crafting "business" (and by putting that in parenthesis I only mean that I have not yet reached the "business" level that I would someday like to, and not that I don't view this adventure with wholehearted professionalism), I've realized that it is so much more complicated than I ever thought. One thing that I'm repeatedly going over in my head is how to make a small home-based business "Green". (I know, more parenthesis - it's become such a catch-phrase lately, it almost seems cliche.) But it's not a cliche. It's an important movement that, I believe, is growing a lot more slowly than it needs to.

So how do you run a green home-based business, much less a green home? There are a lot of things to think about. It's nearly impossible to be completely impact-free, but there are a lot of steps we can take to reduce our footprint on the earth. In searching for answers for my many questions on how to live the green life, it has proved difficult to find real-world answers. So one day I tried using one of my favorite features on Etsy: the Forums, were fellow crafters and artists from all over the world can discuss any topic under the sun. I started two different threads in different categories, both under the same name, hoping that this would give my topic the attention it deserved. In the end, I was surprised at the almost overwhelming amount of replies! It made me so happy to see so many others out there thinking about the same things I was, and that I wasn't the only one having a hard time giving up certain bad habits. Now that the posting has died down somewhat, my next step will be to compile all of the green-living tips into blog posts to share with everyone! Keep an eye out for updates!

Here are the links to the threads in the Etsy Forums:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5494463
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5494434